trying to learn more than "casual bourbon drinker"

Hey all!

Just joined up a little while ago, I'm a New York City bourbon drinker, new to the boards, and want to learn more about bourbon... Was a pretty steady Knob Creek drinker for a while, also have liked Woodford Reserve and have been really enjoying the Michter's Bourbon as well.

I think I prefer a little more of a sweeter bourbon, but want to branch out, enjoy more of them, and learn more about them.

Re: trying to learn more than "casual bourbon drinker"

Ruby,

Welcome to SB. Take advantage of the search function here and you'll fine a treasure trove of information that will help in answering many of your questions. I was going to suggest you go to LeNell's but you beat me to it. She's got a great selection and can also give you alot of help. I'll throw a couple of my personal favorites in the mix here......

Re: trying to learn more than "casual bourbon drinker"

1) You've already done it. Just read the posts and you'll pick up a lot of good information.

2) Go buy a bottle of W. L. Weller 12-year-old.

3) Go over to Brooklyn, Red Hook specifically, and visit LeNell's.

You missed one:

4) Buy a copy of Straight Bourbon, Cowdery's excellent book which will answer all of your questions (and then some) about Bourbon. I just recently read it and it's really a teriffic book. Lots of stories about the big Bourbon families, info on bourbon and its production and some of the best tasting notes I've ever read.